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· 1/2/1952

Deason v. Orange County Water Control & Improvement No. One

Citations

  • 244 S.W.2d 981
  • 151 Tex. 29
  • 1952 Tex. LEXIS 367

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  • \The Legislature can only grant [a] district such powers and rights as come within the contemplation or provisions of the articles of the Constitution\ under which it is organized
  • \The Legislature can only grant [a] district such powers and rights as come within the contemplation or provisions of the articles of the Constitution\ under which it is organized
  • constitutional amendments specify circumstances and purposes for which water control and improvement districts may be organized, and legislature is without power to add to or withdraw from those specified circumstances and purposes
  • constitutional amendments specify circumstances and purposes for which water control and improvement districts may be organized, and legislature is without power to add to or withdraw from those specified circumstances and purposes

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Judges: Smith

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